THE COTTON QUESTION.
GOVERNMENT AGAIN
CRITICISED
LONDON, July 27
In the' House of Commons. Major Hunt urged that cotton should be declared -contraband. The Government ought to cense fighting with the gloves on, and not allow cotton to reach Get*-
many for the manufacture of munitions. Lord Robert Cecil, in reply, said it was an incredibly offensive observation to say that the Government was permitting and encouraging Germany to get ammunition. It was an essential part of the policy to prevent cotton from reaching Germany. A declaration of contraband enabled confiscation to be made when the cargo was destined for tho enemy, but then we would not be entitled to stop cargoes under conditions now operating.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8203, 28 July 1915, Page 6
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